Pen or pencil clip



J. H. KLENCK.

PEN 0R PENCIL CLIP.

APPLICATION man JULY 1, 1920.

mmwau Patented Jan. 31, 1922 JOHN H. KLENCK, OF CLABEIQ'DON,PENNSYLVANIA.

PER 03 PENCIL CLIP.

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. er, teas.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. KLENoK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clarendon, in the county of Warren and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penor Pencil Clips, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to pen and pencil clips for holding a pen orpencil against loss when placed in a garment pocket, and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a device for the purpose statedwhich will securely engage the wall of the pocket in such a manner as topositively-prevent loss or accidental removal of the pen or pencil fromthe pocket although the pen ,or pencil may be readily and quicklydisengaged and removed whenever desired.

Another object of the invention is toso construct the clip that whenproperly manipulated in placing the pen or pencil in the pocketorremoving the same therefrom, no portion of. the clip will frictionallyrub against the pocket in a manner to wear the cloth although when thepen or pencil is placed within the pocket and the clip is released, thewall of the pocket will be so securely gripped by the clip as topreclude removal until the clip is manipulated to disengage it from thewall of the pocket.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed which may be manufactured readily at a low cost and which willbe eflicient in its operation and will be durable.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of cllp embodying the presentinvention, the same being illustrated applied to a pencil which is shownin dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical front to rear sectional view through the clip;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3--3 ofFig.2;

Fig.- 4.- is a perspective view illustrating two members of the clipdisassembled; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating a portionof a modified form of clip;

Fig. 6 is a view. similar to Fig. 2 illustratin the form of clip showninFig. 5.

enerally speaking, the clip embodying the present invention, comprisesan attaching member and a gripping member pivotally mounted thereon andhaving means for engaging the wall of a pocket in which is placed thepen or pencil to which the attaching member is applied, and in one formof the invention the gripping member is yieldably normally held ingripping position by means of a sprin which is a part separate from theattaching and gripping members, and in the other form of the inventionthe said gripping member is held in such position by means of a springelement which is a part of the attaching member. In both forms, however,the principle is the same and it will in fact be understood that variousother arrangements of spring elements may be made use of for the purposeof holding't he gripping member normally in active POSIUOIIP Theattaching member, in that form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4inclusive, is indicated in general by the numeral 1 and the samecomprises a collar 2 openv at one side as indicated by the numeral 3 andadapted to be fitted frictionally to a pen or pencil to be held. At itsforward or closed side this collar 2 is provided with an upwardextension 4: designed to engage against the side of the pen or penciland thus brace the connection of the collar with the pen or pencil. Atits lower side the collar 2 is provided at its front with an extensionwhich is indicated in general .by the numeral 5 and which adjacent itsjuncture with the collar is formed to project outwardly substantially atright angles as indicated by the numeral 6 and thence downwardlythroughout the remainder of its length as at 7, the portion 7constituting a finger designed to lie against the outer side of the wallof the pocket in which the pen or pencil is placed. In order that theend of this finger may readily pass over the edge of the wall, its saidend is outwardly deflected along a curved line as indicated by thenumeral 8, and for a purpose to be presently explained the finger 7 isprovided near its deflected end with an opening 9; The portion 6 of theextension 5 substantially right angular bend 14 the op posite sides ofwhich are provided with small pintle lugs 15 for engagement in theapertures of the cars 10 so as to pivotally mount turned inwardlypreferably at a slightly acute angle to provide a gripping'spur 16 whichprojects through the opening 9 in the finger 7 as clearly shown in Figs.1 and 2 of the drawings. The portion 14 of the gripping member overliesthe portion 6 of the attaching member as most clearly shown in Fig. 2,and when the gripping member is in active position its finger 13 liesagainst the outer side of the finger 7 of the attaching member.

In order that the gripping member may be normally yieldably held inactive position,

a leaf spring 17 is fitted through a small opening or slot 18 formed inthe portion 6 of the attaching member and has its lower end projectingbelow this portion as indicated by the numeral 19 and engaging againstthe rear side of the upper portion of the finger 7, the spring beingprovided'with a bend or oifset 20 immediately above the portion 6 toengage against the shoulder provided by this portion and against theforward side of the collar 2, the upper end portion of the spring,indicated by the numeral 21 extending in an outward direction andbearing against the inner side of the finger piece 12 so as to normallyurge this end of the gripping member in an outward direction andtherefore rock the member upon its pivot so as to maintain its engagingspur 16 in grippingposition. It will now be understood that when it isdesired to place the pen or pencil to which the device is applied, in apocket, the finger piece 12 will be pressed inwardly toward the collar 2thus rocking the gripping member upon its pivot so as to retract theengaging spur 16 until the point of the spur is substantially sheathedwithin the opening 9 whereupon the finger 7 may be slipped freely overthe edge of the'wall of the pocket without occasioning any wear of thecloth and without the gripping spur 16 coming into contact with thecloth. WVhen the pen or pencil is in position, the finger piece 12 maybe relieved of pressure and the spring 21 will then return the grippingmember to its normal position, causing the spur 16 to penetrate the wallof the pocket and thus securely anchor the device to the said wall andconsequently retain the pen or pencil in place within the pocket.

In the form of the invention described above the spring 17 is a partinitially separate from the attaching and gripping members but ifdesired this spring or rather its equivalent may be made an integralpart of the attaching member as shown in. Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawingsin which figures all parts common to those in the first describedfigures are indicated by corresponding reference numerals. In thislatter form of the invention the forward side of the collar 2, theportion 6, and the upper portion of the finger 7 are formed withincisions and the material between the incisions is stamped or sprungout to provide a spring tongue 22 the free'end of which bears againstthe rear or inner side 'of the finger piece 12 in the manner clearlyshown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description of the invention it will be evident thatthe device may be applied to the wall of a garment pocket withoutoccasioning any appreciable wear of the cloth and that when the spur 16penetrates the wall of the pocket the device will be securely locked andwill thus efi'ec-' tually retain the pen or pencil within the pocket. Onthe other hand when it is desired to remove the pen or pencil from thepocket it is only necessary to press inwardly against the finger piece12 whereupon the point of the spur will again be sheathed in the opening9 and the pen or pencil may be freely withdrawn from the pocket withoutthe spur riding over the cloth or without any other portion of thedevice appreciably frictionally rubbing the cloth.

While as previously stated the clip embodying the invention is primarilydesigned for application to pens and pencils, it will be readilyunderstood that the clip may be applied to various other implements of asimilar nature. It will also beunderstood that if desired the clip maybe secured to-the article to which it is applied either by riveting,vulcanizing, or any other attaching method, instead of being detachablyconnected therewith as herein illustrated and described.

c Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the class described comprising an open collar forattachment to a pen or pencil and provided with an extension projectingoutwardly therefrom and then extending downwardly substantially parallelto the axis of the collar, the outwardly projecting portion of theextension being provided at its opposite sides with pivot ears, and agripping member having an upper finger piece and a lower portioncarrying a spur and provided with an intermediate bend, the grippingmember at the opposite sides of the bend having pivot elements engagedwith the'pivot ears upon the extension of the collar, and a springcarried by the extension of the collar and coacting with the saidgripping member to hold the same in position with the lower portionresting longitudinally in contact with the downwardly extended portionof the collar extension.

2. A device of the class described comextension and a spring carried bythe collar extension and coaoting with the finger por- 10 tion of thegripping member to hold the gripping portion thereof normally flat ngainst the extension of the collar.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN H. KLENOK. IL. 8.]

